henrique oliveira

Artist henrique oliveira has made a number blog runs already but his work is too incredible to pass up. Henrique reuses old and peeling wood and turns them into these incredible curving, undulating installations. i am dying to see these in person, but in the meantime, i can’t think of a prettier piece of eye-candy for friday morning.
You can see a bunch more on his website HERE

Robert C. May Photo Lecture at UK Friday

LILI ALMOG
Lecture: Friday, January 29, 2010, 4:00 pm
Worsham Theater, UK Student Center
Limestone St. & Euclid Ave.
Exhibition: January 5 - February 28, 2010
Art Museum Gallery

Israeli-born photographer Lili Almog has worked recently on two series that focused on women who, for various reasons, are living in isolation from the world. Perfect Intimacy, reflects on the cloistered life of Carmelite nuns in monasteries in Palestine, Israel, and Maryland. In The Other Half of the Sky, Almog photographs the matriarchal society of Muslim women in China.

Image Credit:LILI ALMOG, Flying Nun (Perfect Intimacy series), 2005.

Call for Artist! Alternate Selves

Alternate Selves

April 23 – June 26, 2010

Lexington Art League

Alternate Selves is an exhibition that explores the transformative power of costume. Through theater, annual holiday celebrations (such as Halloween and Mardi Gras), and even contemporary drag shows, costumes have allowed the wearer to reveal a new identity or at times hide from their own. Artists creating wearable items or those using costume, disguise, masks, etc. as primary thematic elements in their work may apply. Artists are encouraged to creatively interpret the theme. 2-D, 3-D, and time-based entries will be considered.

To Enter:

There is no entry fee or limit to the number of entries submitted by each artist. There are no limitations on the media that will be considered. POSTMARK DEADLINE: March 1, 2010. Artists may enter by mail, drop-off, or email, but all images of work must be digital. Application materials will not be returned.

To enter by mail or drop-off- Please send or deliver completed entry form (available for download at www.lexingtonartleague.org under “artist opportunities”), jpeg images of work on CD or video on DVD

Calendar

Postmark deadline for entry March 1

Email notification of results March 10

Accepted artwork must arrive by April 7

Exhibition dates April 23 – June 26

Art House Co-op Opportunities

Art House Co-op may be a good opportunity to be involved in projects and shows on a national level. From photography to sketchbooks and even video, new calls for artists are posted on a regular basis. Take a look to see how you can get involved. Click HERE to visit the Art House Co-op site.

Student Worker Meeting: Friday @ WAB

If you are interested in a student worker position in the art department, there will be a meeting this Friday (tomorrow) at 4 PM in the Wilson Art Building. See you there.

fun installation show

Thought this looked like an interesting installation show.
CLICK HERE for more images.

Trees and bottles

Thought this was a whole lot of work. dang. Looks interesting. i couldnt image moving it from show to show.
(brenton: thought of you when I saw this.)
Follow the link to more images CLICK HERE

Rockwell and Photography

Interesting post on Gizmodo about Norman Rockwell's reference to photographs in creating his paintings/illustrations, describing them as a type of early "Photoshop."

Check out the full article at Gizmodo, HERE.

Article on Unique and Personal Design @ AIGA

"A Decade of Dirty Design"
by Steven Heller

"Post-nostalgia stress syndrome for the 1990s—a curious love/hate relationship with grunge type—is finally kicking in just as the first decade of 2000 is coming to a close. Nostalgia is so last century. It is time for design pundits to start looking forward, but not before looking back at the past 10 years in order to neatly categorize and define the design aesthetic of the era (assuming this can be labeled an era). Actually, I’m putting my dibs in to be the first to offer some viable categorization. I know it is cheating to do so before 2009 is officially over.. What’s more I hold that fairness is not an issue when staking out one’s pundit-turf. So let’s begin…"

Cllick HERE to continue reading at AIGA.